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How can you make an impact?
Victims of sex trafficking are in your communities hidden in plain sight. Learn the signs, educate yourself and your community, and spread the word.
EDUCATION
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Visit the Polaris Project (https://polarisproject.org) and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (https://www. missingkids.org). To learn of all the different types of human trafficking, read When Silence Ends. This is a book that shares 19 survivor stories, along with facts and statistics on these crimes and how to
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When Silence Ends: Stories and Art from Survivors of Human Trafficking By: Rebecca Cary
AWARENESS
“See something, say something” is a phrase used for citizens to react to sex trafficking in their communities. Does a house in your neighborhood have people who do not look related coming and going? Is there activity late at night with random vehicles coming and going? If you are suspicious, report it. Be cognizant of potential victims you may meet, know what to do, and how to report.
KNOW WHERE TO REPORT ABUSE. 911 if it is an emergency or the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888
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